For the first time ever, two stars from All Elite Wrestling are next in line to challenge for the IMPACT World Tag Team Championships – and you can thank Tony Khan.

As previously reported, Matt Hardy made a surprise return to IMPACT Wrestling on Tuesday night with his incredibly talented clients Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen. After petitioning for a match with the Good Brothers, it was decided that Private Party would first face the makeshift duo of Chris Sabin and James Storm, two legends of the TNA tag team division, with the winners earning a future title opportunity.

While Tony Khan has been appearing in “paid advertisements” for several weeks, the AEW President actually stepped foot inside the IMPACT Zone this week. He wasn’t alone, bringing veteran wrestler and AEW producer Jerry Lynn as backup.

The two sat ringside during the main event, and up until the final seconds of the bout appeared to be simply cheering on their wrestlers. It was Jerry Lynn who later hopped the rail and tripped up Chris Sabin, allowing Private Party to deliver their finisher – Gin & Juice – and score the victory.

It has not yet been announced when Private Party vs. The Good Brothers will take place.

Matt Hardy has returned to IMPACT Wrestling for the first time since his controversial exit from the promotion in 2017, and he’s brought a Private Party with him!

The All Elite Wrestling stars made a surprise appearance on Tuesday night’s all new episode of IMPACT Wrestling, interrupting Chris Sabin and James Storm’s challenge to the Good Brothers for an IMPACT World Tag Team Championship match.

Hardy introduced Private Party to the IMPACT audience, claiming that they had the potential to be the “second best” tag team in professional wrestling history, after the Hardy Boyz of course.

Big Money Matt also brought up his last run with the company, stating that he and Jeff never technically lost the TNA World Tag Team Championships, rather they were taken away in a “stupid teleportation angle”.

In the end, it was decided that Private Party will battle Chris Sabin and James Storm – two absolute legends in the TNA/IMPACT tag team division – in tonight’s main event. The winners will receive a future title opportunity against the Good Brothers.

Check out this week’s episode of AEW DARK above.

Announced for the show:

• Gunn Club vs. RYZIN
• Adam Priest & Vary Morales
• The Butcher & The Blade vs. Mike Verna & Baron Black
• Zack Clayton vs. Sonny Kiss
• Nick Comoroto vs. Scorpio Sky
• Jon Cruz & Danny Limelight vs. Santana & Ortiz
• Brandon Cutler vs. Luchasaurus
• Marti Daniels vs. Shanna
• Shawn Dean & Fuego Del Sol vs. The Acclaimed
• Ivelisse & Diamanté vs. Tesha Price & Katalina Perez
• Lucha Brothers vs. Chaos Project
• KC Navarro & AJ Kirsh vs. Top Flight
• Private Party vs. Aaron Solow & Lee Johnson
• Sammy Guevara vs. El Australiano
• Big Swole vs. Alex Gracia

AEW DARK airs on YouTube every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM ET. We’ll get this page updated with results as they become available throughout the evening.